Hikes in the Verdugo Mountains

The Verdugos are a small mountain range (with big views) located on the northeast end of the San Fernando Valley, separated from the larger San Gabriel Mountains by Tujunga Valley. Verdugo Peak is the highest point in the range at 3,126 feet. Trailheads at the base of the Verdugo Mountains in the cities of Burbank and Glendale (and other points around the mountain range) offer convenient starting points for rewarding and challenging suburban hikes. ... Read more.
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Dawn Mine
in the San Gabriel Mountains

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Dawn Mine in the San Gabriel Mountains
Dawn Mine offers a glimpse into the history of the San Gabriel Mountains. The abandoned shafts can be reached on a moderately strenuous 6-mile round trip hike up beautiful Millard Canyon. To visit the entrance to this forgotten gold mine, start from the Millard Campground parking area and hike half a mile up the canyon to Millard Falls. Take in the falls and back up three hundred feet. ...Read more.
Tagged with · Adventure Pass · Angeles National Forest · Creeks · Mines · Pasadena · Dog-Friendly Trails · San Gabriel Mountains
Distance: 6 miles · Elevation change: 1300 feet
By: Seth Smigelski Published: January 20, 2010 Last updated: December 7, 2025
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Millard Falls
in the San Gabriel Mountains

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Millard Falls in the San Gabriel Mountains
Millard Falls is just half a mile from the trailhead, up one of the most pleasant canyon in the San Gabriel Mountains. The 50-foot tall boulder-topped beauty makes a great destination for a short, sylvan hike. Millard Falls is one of the Los Angeles waterfall hikes. To see Millard Falls, embark up a dirt road through Millard Campground. Just beyond the campground, the trail up the canyon turns off to the right. ...Read more.
Tagged with · Adventure Pass · Angeles National Forest · Creeks · Pasadena · Waterfalls · Dog-Friendly Trails · Los Angeles Waterfalls · San Gabriel Mountains
Distance: 1 mile · Elevation change: 150 feet
By: Seth Smigelski Published: January 20, 2010 Last updated: April 8, 2026
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Millard Campground
in the San Gabriel Mountains

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Millard Campground in the San Gabriel Mountains
Millard Campground (also called Millard Trail Camp) sits alongside a stream at the trailhead for Millard Falls. There are only five tent sites that are all first-come first-serve. The grounds appear to function as a picnic area for many visitors. If you are coming out to hike the creek, the campgrounds are an ideal venue for a BBQ. Millard Campground The sites are a quarter mile from the parking lot, so a short "hike it" is required. ...Read more.
Tagged with · Adventure Pass · Altadena · Angeles National Forest · Pasadena · Tent Camping · San Gabriel Mountains
By: Seth Smigelski Published: January 20, 2010 Last updated: February 5, 2025
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Eaton Canyon Falls
in the San Gabriel Mountains

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Eaton Canyon Falls in the San Gabriel Mountains
The forty-foot waterfall in Eaton Canyon fills an amphitheater at the top of Eaton Canyon Trail, tumbling into a wide pool that you can rest alongside or wade in. The waist-deep water is so refreshing, you are likely to see hikers in bathing suits on a warm day. The hike to Eaton Canyon Falls can be summed up this way: 1.1 miles of wide flat, relatively uneventful dirt trail, followed by 0. ...Read more.
Tagged with · Angeles National Forest · Free Trails · Pasadena · Waterfalls · Wildflowers · Dog-Friendly Trails · Los Angeles Waterfalls · San Gabriel Mountains
Distance: 3.5 miles · Elevation change: 375 feet
By: Seth Smigelski Published: January 20, 2010 Last updated: April 9, 2026
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Switzer Falls
in the San Gabriel Mountains

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Switzer Falls in the San Gabriel Mountains
Switzer Falls might be the best know waterfall hike in Los Angeles County. This 50-foot waterfall is reached via a 4.5 mile out-and-back trek on Gabrielino Trail that follows a shaded babbling creek down into a wooded canyon. This is one of the most popular hikes in front range of the San Gabriel Mountains, with a picnic area at the trailhead that gets crowded too. ...Read more.
Tagged with · Adventure Pass · Angeles National Forest · Tujunga · Waterfalls · Dog-Friendly Trails · Los Angeles Waterfalls · Mountain Biking Trails · San Gabriel Mountains
Distance: 4.5 miles · Elevation change: 650 feet
By: Seth Smigelski Published: January 20, 2010 Last updated: December 5, 2025
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